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Meeting Labor’s Moment

Joseph A. McCartin Los Angeles Review of Books
In this new book, labor reporter and union organizer Nolan assesses today's labor movement in the United States and offers proposals aimed at helping it grow.

poetry

Laughter

Joanne Durham New Verse News
“You can tell a lot by a laugh,” said a certain Republican politician, and a laugh may set you free!

poetry

Into the Hush

Esther Kamkar
"…wherever you are is called here," writes poet Esther Kamkar in this era of refugees and immigrations, "and you must treat it as a powerful/ stranger."

poetry

Echoes From the Odyssey

Oksana Maksymchuk Verse Daily
“War is warm this year,” writes the poet Oksana Maksymchuk, violence spilling over international borders, stinging with no end in sight.

books

Haunting American Dreams

Jonathan Lee The Guardian
A journalist travels across the US to unravel the secrets surrounding the life and death of his Ethiopian immigrant father.

food

Have We Outgrown the CSA Model?

Lauren David Ambrook Research
Many farmers are adopting a “market credit” style model, giving customers the flexibility to choose what they want each week — if anything. Many farmers are offering alternate direct-to-consumer models for purchasing their produce, adjacent to a CSA but with more flexibility.
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